Monday, May 27, 2013

Chevrolet Teams With Lindenwood Student's to Promote New-- Chevy Spark [example of a marketing plan]


Chevy Spark Promotional Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version: 1

Date published: November, 12, 2012

Presented by: Team Ignition

KEY PERFROMANCE


INDICATOR PLAN


Team Ignition will strongly utilize integrated marketing strategies to provide our audience with necessary information about Chevy and its key messages about the stylish and affordable Spark.

Along with promoting the Chevy Spark, we will also incorporate Chevy’s music showcase which features 12 local bands in mini-documentary series.

OVERVIEW


Change misperceptions of the brand’s image and quality.


Strategy:  “Reach and Teach”-This strategy will satisfy both our short term and long term goals.


SWOT ANALYSIS INDICATORS


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1.
Strengths
   One of the world’s best known brands
   Highly competitive
2.
Weaknesses
   Misperceptions of it’s brand
 
3.
Opportunities
   Global Presence
   Growing market
 
4.
Threats
   Consistent competition
   Public transportation usage
   Fuel prices!
 

 

KEY BUSINESS DRIVERS


 

1.
Digital Polls and Surveys online
2.
Word-of-Mouth
3.
Extensive consumer research

 


$100,000 BUDGET BREAKDOWN


Six month period

Print and Commercial Ads $35,000.00

Internet Media Buying $17,499.00

$2,916.50 a month

Search Ads - Google, Bing, and Yahoo

Display Ads - on blogs, news sites, Youtube, Pandora, Google, Yahoo and other display ad platforms

Social Ads - Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, LinkdIn

Radio Ad Production

Copywriting (script) $400.00

Production of the commercial or spot $300.00

Voice talent(unprofessional without) $200.00

One spot $900.00 to produce.

Radio Media Buying

60-second spot

$358 per ad

8 ads-$2,864.

Television Ad production

Camera Crew $1,100.00

Editors $1,000.00

Actors $1,000.00

Venue $700.00

Accessories$200.00

30 second national ad

$4,000.00

Television Media Buying

 30-second spot $963.70.00

10 spots $9,637.00

 

 

 

Social Media $25,000.00

Pay hourly wages

2 employees

5 days a week

8 hours a day

$8.25 per hour

$15,840.00

Duties of Social Media Staff

Create and manage face book, blogs, and a twitter following

Positive bloggers, tweeters, and face bookers will spread messages fast

 Implicate sweepstakes into online outlets

Daily updated info, likes, posts, links, etc

Use Chevy showcase to keep youth going to events, (promotions locations) details about events

Link websites to blog feeds, twitter followings and face book

Link you tube commercials to blog feeds, twitter followings and face book

Social Media usage tracker

Sprout Social.com

Manage up to 100 Profiles

ViralPost Send Time Optimization

Dedicated Support & Training

Unlimited Reporting

Flexible Team Configuration

Collaborate across teams

$99.00 a month


$594.00 for 6 months


 


Sweepstakes $20,000.00

Student Discounts $7,000.00

Spark accessories upgrades $6,000.00

Gas cards $3,000.00

I-tunes gift cards$1,000.00

T-shirts $1,000.00

Posters $800.00

Flashlights$700.00

Stickers$100.00

Miscellaneous $400.00 (overlooked cost)

*even if shipping and printing costs are factored in originally

 

 

 

Chevy Music Showcase $12,000.00

Overall plan to work more with college campus concerts; while combining student internships with Chevy.

Employee wages   $6,000.00

Staff members are to be present with car and info at concerts

Expected to uphold professionalism

Must be knowledgeable of vehicle, and able to answer questions proficiently

Venue fee and Band performance cost $4,000.00

Test drives Fuel cost $1,000.00

Miscellaneous $1,000.00

 

 

Events and promotions $11,000

Concerts on college campuses $2,200.00

Venue $2,400.00

Supplies $300.00

Field promotions with booth set up in college courtyards $2,100

Bring Spark cars to college campus’s $2,000

Pay staff $1,000.00

Gas costs$700.00

Miscellaneous $300.00

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$2,000 PROMOTIONAL BUDGET BREAKDOWN

25 Gas cards @ $10.00 a piece = $250

250 Promo key chain flash lights + printing cost= $217.50

75 T-shirts + printing cost = $900

Chevy Music Showcase Band = $200

Banner + printing cost = $224

Misc. (social media random prizes) = $208.50

 


 


 


 


 


KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:


Performance and progress: Social Media Tracker, Attendance at promotional events, and higher employee morale Incorporate a Chevy internship within local colleges, that works with ground promotions as well as the Chevy music showcase.

Measurable factors: Facebook page visits, number or likes, tweets, and people who follow our Chevy Spark accounts.

 

Chevrolet Teams With Lindenwood Student's to Promote New Car- Chevy Spark [Photos]










Chevy Spark Promotional Video


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Innovate or DIE!!- Ron Williams

[Professor of New Product Development Lindenwood University]




Tip of the week

 

Complete a small exercise that can help produce new products (innovations) or new aspects of an existing product


Choose a product

Select some aspects of the product, or of the marketing mix

Make a change the product – substitute, combine, exaggerate, change the order, or simply eliminate one aspect of the plan

Identify how the current product could become the updated product, and make it happen

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Personal Experience with Marketing {personal examples that might help you}

Legrand Cablofil- Mascoutah, IL
Marketing Communications Intern, /Cablofil Employee 2008 to 2012
Multimillion-dollar company selling Cable Tray, Parts & Accessories, Solar Power Kits, (Preassembled Products) Future Line – Wind Power
Prominent team member of marketing campaigns, brand management, PR, media relations, corporate positioning, product launches, advertising, sales collateral and tradeshow marketing.
Selected Accomplishments:
l  Developed and launched integrated, multi-channel print, catalog, web and direct marketing campaigns (brochure)  that propelled website rating from 0% (June 2012) to 100% by (July 2012), concurrently boosting monthly sales.
l  Helped in market launch of 21 new products. Identified opportunities, researched new product possibilities, collaborated with engineering team and helped in creation of campaigns generating a rise in annual sales.
l  Created web based catalog, introductory product lines, and video training updates to transform the website improving communication flow and adding effective sales tools.
l  Entered catalog databases, and was responsible for updating product labels that enhanced product features and helped in differentiating products.
l  Trained in customer/market research and demographic profiling to identify and capitalize on unmet market needs ahead of the curve.
l  Helped produce media kit that demonstrated key marketing analytics and demographics for use in sales presentations. Efforts were instrumental in trade shows, and presentations.


Link to their website below

http://www.cablofil.com/

Photo Shoots-







Website Updates-






I personally updated part numbers, set up the task bar on the side making the distion of parts easier. The catalog contained over 1,000 pieces and to see the entire updated online parts information clock the link below.


http://www.e-catalogue.cablofil.com/eu/index.html?lang=en#



Training Individuals-









Brochures/ Catalogs-

Click the link to view brochres I have worked on and used photo's from phot shoots.
http://www.legrand.us/resources-and-downloads/catalogs-brochures.aspx